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| Caremark staff in Walsall allegedly sold sex chats | |
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| The health watchdog is investigating claims staff at a care firm have been selling sex chats while topless from their office. | |
| The Sun published claims two women at Caremark, Walsall, were "entertaining clients" on an adult website when they were supposed to arranging home care. | The Sun published claims two women at Caremark, Walsall, were "entertaining clients" on an adult website when they were supposed to arranging home care. |
| The Care Quality Commission told the BBC "this behaviour is completely unacceptable" and inspectors will check Caremark is caring for people properly. | |
| Caremark has been asked for a response. | Caremark has been asked for a response. |
| The company arranges home care for elderly, ill and disabled adults throughout the UK, using 75 offices. | The company arranges home care for elderly, ill and disabled adults throughout the UK, using 75 offices. |
| The Sun newspaper named two women it alleged were using anonymous online profiles to attract clients on the adult website. The paper said they were charging £1.49 a minute to show their bodies and perform sex acts. | The Sun newspaper named two women it alleged were using anonymous online profiles to attract clients on the adult website. The paper said they were charging £1.49 a minute to show their bodies and perform sex acts. |
| Andrea Sutcliffe, the CQC's chief inspector of adult social care, said: "In light of this new information I have asked my inspectors to look into the matter further to ensure that people are being properly looked after - which is what staff employed by Caremark are paid to do." | Andrea Sutcliffe, the CQC's chief inspector of adult social care, said: "In light of this new information I have asked my inspectors to look into the matter further to ensure that people are being properly looked after - which is what staff employed by Caremark are paid to do." |